S 450 · 93th Congress · Vietnamese Conflict

A bill to require the public disclosure of certain information relating to U.S. military activities in Southeast Asia.

Introduced 1973-01-18· Sponsored by Sen. Hughes, Harold E. [D-IA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.(1973-01-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the President, within thrity days of enactment of this Act, to take such steps as may be necessary to remove the security classification from, and publicly disclose: (1) the number of aerial attack sorties conducted each calendar month after December 31, 1964, through the end of the calendar month immediately prior to the month in which this Act is enacted by United States aircraft against targets in each of the following countries: the Republic of Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand; (2) the tonnage of munitions expended in each such country in each such calendar month; and (3) the number of American personnel killed and wounded in hostile and nonhostile incidents in each such country in each such calendar month. Provides that beginning on the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted, and not later than the tenth day of each calendar month thereafter, the President shall publicly disclose: (1) the number of aerial attack sorties conducted by United States aircraft during the preceding calendar month in each of the countries named above; (2) the tonnage of munitions expended in each such country i…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (14)

13 Democrats1 Republican